Global Scans · Design · Weekly Summary

WHAT'S NEXT?: Design thinking will increasingly play a key role in improving systems and customer experiences. Companies will re-learn their approach to innovation and embrace human-centred design principles. Designers will begin to apply knowledge of human interaction, specifically in the area of how we earn trust and respect, to AI systems.

• [New] The next phase, through PSD3 and the wider EU open finance agenda, could give Danish fintech firms more room to build services around data, identity, embedded finance and personalised financial management. The Fintech Times
• [New] Over 70% of new products will incorporate AI in their design processes by 2027, indicating widespread adoption. CADD Centre
• [New] New York now rivalled Paris as a center for fashion, and European jewelry houses could expect to sell to, as well as buy from, the Indian subcontinent. Victoria and Albert Museum
• [New] Passengers will now have access to new retail concepts not previously seen in France, alongside international luxury brands in categories including leather goods, fashion and perfumery. DFNI
• [New] 95% of event organizers expect their use of AI in events to increase in 2026 - primarily in analytics, communications, and agenda design. Martal Group
• [New] The year 2026 will not simply be about using artificial intelligence, but about designing organizations capable of thinking, learning, and orchestrating alongside it. Rootstack
• [New] With mobile accounting for 60% of e-commerce sales and growing to a projected 63% by 2028, mobile-first design is no longer optional. Fungies.io - Sell digital products seamlessly
• [New] Build Hope Palestine processes debris from damaged buildings into non-load-bearing blocks for garden beds, pavements, and partitions. The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News |
• [New] The premium apparel segment is projected to reach $590.31 billion by 2032, growing at a 3.8% CAGR as consumers move away from disposable fashion toward investment dressing. INTO THE AM
• [New] The Holcim GO4ZERO plant in Obourg, Belgium, is designed to produce and use cementitious materials, specifically producing up to 2.3 million tonnes of net-zero cement and clinker annually by 2029. Industry Link
• [New] The upcoming flight will debut the next generation Starship and Super Heavy vehicles, powered by the next evolution of the Raptor engine and launching from a newly designed pad at Starbase. NextBigFuture.com
• [New] Eva Cab will feature a Quantum-level AI EEA 4.0 architecture, integrating Nvidia's SuperChip and ThorU, along with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8797. Gasgoo Auto News
• [New] MR analysis, demand for generative design software and services is estimated to grow to USD 0.4 billion in 2026 and USD 2.9 billion by 2036. FactMr
• [New] SpaceX, Blue Origin, Sierra Space, and others no longer act only as contractors implementing U.S. government plans, but are designing constellations, vehicles, habitats, and services that shape global access to space. Belfer Center
• [New] AI adoption in commercial buildings could reduce energy use by 8-19% by 2050, with up to a 40% reduction combined with aggressive policy, through applications across equipment efficiency, occupancy optimization, and building controls. California Climate Briefs
• [New] AI might lead to a quality boom in art in the coming decades. LinkedIn
• [New] The PCC reforms are designed to underpin the new UK captive insurance regime scheduled to launch in summer 2027. Clifford Chance
• [New] Instead of a waterfall rollout that could take years to reach stores, Australia Post adopted a cloud-native, composable POS platform designed to scale across thousands of stores with proven agility to deliver new features rapidly and continuously. OneView Commerce, Inc.
• [New] Under new European Union plans, citizens are expected to be able to store official documents directly on their mobile phones from 2027 through a new digital identity system known as the EUDI Wallet. Euro Weekly News
• [New] Generative AI Circular Design Optimization: Generative AI applied upstream to product design represents a USD 12 billion platform opportunity by 2030. evolvancemarketresearch.com
• [New] Circular design optimization using generative AI represents a USD 12 billion platform opportunity by 2030. evolvancemarketresearch.com

Last updated: 01 June 2026